Yankee Republicans on Last Legs

AP Washington ^ | 11-13-06 | Michelle R. Smith

[Fierce Allegiance]

There are no true conservative Republicans in the Northeast.

What a stupid comment.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Post 41 is for you, too.

What is it with you people who put people like Pelosi and boxer in power to say there are no conservatives in the Northeast? C'mon, get out from behing your computer and go down the the clue store and buy up as many as you can.

There are many of us here, fighting the enemy from their own territory. We may not be winning, but at least we are trying.

[dalereed]

it's the human sewers of San Francisco and Los Angeles that are trying to rival New York that puy Pelosi and Boxer in power.

Personally, as a 5th generation Southern Californian, I resent the North Easterners that migrated here and brought the crappy attitude and architecture with them.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

There are plenty of conservatives in Massachusetts, actually. We just tend to get shouted out by the liberals who dominate the political machine and the major cities.

Besides, you're being pretty loose with your definitions. I could probably name you a half-dozen Boston Irish politicians you'd swear were rock-ribbed conservatives based on their stance in one or two particular issues . . . and you'd be shocked to see a (D) after their name.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I resent the North Easterners that migrated here and brought the crappy attitude and architecture with them.

Fair enough, but I resent ignorant generalizations about the northeast.

[RoadRunner04]

Well, when the alternative is a "Republican" candidate who spends money like a Democrat and has the same liberal social agenda as a Democrat, why not just elect a Democrat?

I think that's a large reason for the national swing in last week's elections. Republicans were spending like Democrats anyhow, so why not vote for the real thing and see if Bush will stand up to their liberal agenda?